W L Douglas Shoes Claim World Leading $3 50 Shoe
An advertisement touts W L Douglas $3 50 shoes as the best value, claiming they outshine $5 to $7 rivals. Manages praise from George Alfred Gray and notes factory quality in Brockton Massachusetts. It lists store locations in Boston and urges catalogs mailed free.
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W. L. Douglas
Brockton
Mass
George Alfred Gray
Tremont
Washington Street
Essex Street
School Street
Court Street
Massachusetts
United States
New York
Beef Trust
Commonwealth
Canada
Dominion
Did River "Pirate" Do All This in Newport?
Dozens of letters arrive at Newport police headquarters asking for information about alleged stolen articles. The inquiries reference a figure nicknamed the River Pirate and relate to ongoing concerns about missing items. Police have not confirmed specifics.
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Newport
R. I
Appendicitis and its causes warned by physician
A physician explains appendicitis as a result of sluggish bowels and constipation. He notes gas germs called Bacilli Celli Commensis form from these conditions and urges preventative measures to avoid inflammation.
Pineapple and Butternut Pills Promoted as Nature’s Laxative
Advertisements tout Smith's Pineapple and Butternut Pills as the best preventive remedy for stomach and bowels with a claim you fall ill at night and wake well by morning. The pills, found on the sloop Dorado, are now with police amid a coastwide pattern of robberies. Police focus on Henry A. Jackson of Taunton, principal suspect, while no trace of him is yet found.
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Smith
F. Smith Co
Stoka Se
Howton
Minas
New York
Boston
Henry A. Jackson
Taunton
Jackson
Mrs Brown and Her Woes at 401 Highland Avenue
Mrs Emma Brown of Somerville reports a marital split after her husband, a milk wagon driver and boardinghouse keeper, left one September morning and later disappeared again. She names a Lowell rival with red hair, age 41, and wonders if she would remarry. She insists she can support herself and questions returning to her husband. Also advertised: Laxative Bromoinine tablets for cold relief.
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Mrs. Brown
Emma Brown
Highland Avenue
Somerville
Brown
Lowell
Free Raw Materials Needed to Boost Massachusetts Trade
Governor Douglas argues for removing tariffs on raw materials like coal hides lumber and wood pulp to empower Massachusetts manufacturers. He cites high costs from leather and coal tariffs and warns that trusts price protections hurt industry, urging voters to back a defense of free raw materials and tariff reform.
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New England
Massachusetts
Leather Trust
Canada
United States Leather Company
Lewis H. Lapham
Industrial Commission
Beef Trust
Lapham
United States
Congress
Chicago
Millers’ National Federation
Farmers’ National Congress
Middle West
Washington
Roosevelt
Commonwealth
Charles W. Bartlett
Peruna touted by Canadian institutions for catarrh relief
Letters from Sisters of Mercy and several Montreal hospitals praise Peruna as an effective tonic for catarrh and related illnesses. The notices emphasize its systemic action, long winters, and widespread adoption in Canada, urging public trust in the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isters OF Mercy
Montreal
Canada
Sisters of Good Shepherd of Montreal
W C T U Convention Opens in Los Angeles
The 32nd annual National Woman's Christian Temperance Union convention opened in Los Angeles with devotional exercises at the First Congregational Church. About 600 delegates and presidents from every state were called to order by President Lillian M. N. Stevens, whose address was the feature of the first session.
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Los Angeles
Cal
National Women’s Christian Temperance Union
First Congregational Church
Lillian M. N. Stevens
Portuguese Defeat Natives in West Africa Ambush
An official despatch from the Governor of Portuguese West Africa reports an October 26 clash where 3000 natives ambushed a Portuguese column. The Portuguese held two kraals, repelled earthworks, and after eight hours of fighting killed 200 natives while suffering 15 casualties.
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Lisbon
The President Fights Catarrh with Agnew’s Powder
D T Sample of Sample's Instalment Company reports chronic catarrh for years and says Dr Agnew's Catarrhal Powder gave almost instant relief and proved the one good thing in his case. He directs others to try the remedy through a testimonial.
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D. T. Sample
Sample
Wash
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Douglas Lane Shoe St
Pat” Jackson
Long Island Sound
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Connecticut
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
Republican Party of
Legislative Committee On Federal Relations
Ohio
Indiana
West Virginia
Ilinois
Cape Breton
Railroad Combine
South
West
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Sole
St. Laurent
Renouf
Dupuis
Bartlett
Missouri
la Follette
Wisconsin
Weaver
Philadelphia
Jerome
Sisters OF Mercy
America
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